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William Spear
Last updated 23 Oct 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Died: 1919 in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, United States
Father: Joseph Spear (? – ?)
Mother: Sarah A. Hinton (bet 1811/1812 – ?)
obituary-jennie-spear-1923: Obituary for Lucinda Jane “Jennie” (Crowell) Spear (1923); “Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Apr 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1923 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 12" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 12 Apr 1923 (Thursday), page 1, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (William Spear).
obituary-margaret-spear-1893: Obituary for Margaret J. (Allaman) Spear (1893); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Atwood Patriot ⟩ 1893 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 20" page 1; citing “Rawlins County Democrat (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 20 Jan 1893 (Friday), page 1, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (William Spear).
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obituary-jennie-spear-1923: Obituary for Lucinda Jane “Jennie” (Crowell) Spear (1923); “Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Apr 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1923 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 12" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 12 Apr 1923 (Thursday), page 1, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1919) and implied location (Abingdon [, Illinois]).
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: Margaret J. Allaman (1843 – 1893)
Married: 18 Aug 1865 in Assumption, Christian County, Illinois, United States
obituary-margaret-spear-1893: Obituary for Margaret J. (Allaman) Spear (1893); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Atwood Patriot ⟩ 1893 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 20" page 1; citing “Rawlins County Democrat (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 20 Jan 1893 (Friday), page 1, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (August 18th, 1865) and implied location (Assumption, Illinois).
obituary-jennie-spear-1923: Obituary for Lucinda Jane “Jennie” (Crowell) Spear (1923); “Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Apr 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1923 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 12" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 12 Apr 1923 (Thursday), page 1, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (December 25, 1895).
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Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Lucinda "Jennie" Jane Crowell (1841 – 1923)
Married: 25 Dec 1895
obituary-margaret-spear-1893: Obituary for Margaret J. (Allaman) Spear (1893); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Atwood Patriot ⟩ 1893 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 20" page 1; citing “Rawlins County Democrat (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 20 Jan 1893 (Friday), page 1, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (August 18th, 1865) and implied location (Assumption, Illinois).
obituary-jennie-spear-1923: Obituary for Lucinda Jane “Jennie” (Crowell) Spear (1923); “Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Apr 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1923 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 12" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 12 Apr 1923 (Thursday), page 1, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (December 25, 1895).
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Miscellaneous Facts
Attributes
Residence: 1887 at , Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: 1901 at Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, United States
obituary-margaret-spear-1893: Obituary for Margaret J. (Allaman) Spear (1893); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Atwood Patriot ⟩ 1893 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 20" page 1; citing “Rawlins County Democrat (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 20 Jan 1893 (Friday), page 1, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Spring 1887) of Margaret and William's move to location ([Rawlins County, Kansas]).
obituary-jennie-spear-1923: Obituary for Lucinda Jane “Jennie” (Crowell) Spear (1923); “Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Apr 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1923 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 12" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 12 Apr 1923 (Thursday), page 1, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1901) of move to location (Abingdon [, Illinois]).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Death Date: This database uses 15 Apr 1918. The obituary for Lucinda (Crowell) Spear puts the year as 1919. [obituary-jennie-spear-1923]
FOLLOWUP
William may have been born in Monroe County, OH or Butler County, OH
His birth date may have been 11 Feb 1838, and his middle name may have been Danford. [research-a-spear-family-history]
He may have served with the 116th Illinois Infantry, Co. G from 30 Sep 1862 to 3 Mar 1865. (from U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 text-only database on Ancestry.com)
Alternately, his enlistment date may have been 14 Aug. He may have been discharged due to illness on 1 Mar (maybe 3 Mar?) 1865.
William and Margaret Spear had two children, Emmet F. Spear (b. 1866 in Christian County, Illinois, d. 28 Dec 1890 in Atwood Rawlins County, Kansas, bur. Atwood Cemetery in Atwood, Kansas) and Frank B. Spear (b. 16 Sep 1871 in Christian County, Illinois, d. after 1930, possibly in Denver, Colorado. [research-a-spear-family-history]
A story in The Republican Citizen (Atwood, Kansas) on 2 Jan 1891, p. 3, col. 4, notes the death by consumption (TB) of Emmett Spear, son of William Spear, on 28 Dec 1890. It noted he had lived in the area for "four years and more" and that he would be sorely missed.
William Spear may have died 15 Apr 1918 in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, and been buried in the Hermon Cemetery, Hermon, Knox County, Illinois. [research-a-spear-family-history]
There are actually two "Hermon" Cemeteries: the Hermon Christian Church Cemetery, and the Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery. These two cemeteries are located across the road from each other, on the east and west sides respectively, of Knox Highway 8, just north of Knox Highway 300. The Methodist cemetery has a memorial for William Spear on Find A Grave, but no image of the gravesite or other information about the grave itself. (memorial #7882411)
obituary-jennie-spear-1923: Obituary for Lucinda Jane “Jennie” (Crowell) Spear (1923); “Funeral of Mrs. Jennie Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Apr 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1923 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 12" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 12 Apr 1923 (Thursday), page 1, column 1”
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research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held
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